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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1917
Page
8
Frank M. Leavitt of the Chicago university will speak before the Women's Forum Friday afternoon, Sept. 14, on Education of Children in War Time. His talk is under the auspices of the National Child Labor association and a large audience is expected.
A daily reminiscence urges readers to act on desires rather than let opportunities slip away. The narrator recalls regret over passing a chance to buy a yellow rose slip and losing a dream bungalow fireplace by not asking. It suggests bold, respectful inquiry can unlock chances others miss.
London dispatch reports Italians have seized Monte Sante Gabrielle per advice to the Daily Mail.
Miss Hildegarde Willer daughter of Mr and Mrs George Willer East Broadway and Robert Goerlich will be married this morning at 9 o clock in St Francis church by Rev Father Didacus Miss Marie Goerlich sister of the bridegroom will be maid of honor and Miss Leona Willer cousin of the bride will be bridesmaid Franz Goerlich will be best man Virgil Willer and Albert Ill will be ushers A breakfast will follow at the Willer home and a platform dance is planned Two hundred friends have been invited among out of town guests Herman Willer of Chicago brother of Miss Willer and Mr and Mrs Barney Ross and Mr and Mrs Fred Ross and family of Brown county will attend.
Miss Josephine Deters and John Wensing marry at 8 30 this morning in St John Catholic Church. Attendants are William Wensing and Katherine Deters. After the ceremony a wedding breakfast for fifty relatives follows. a reception for 200 guests in the evening. The couple will reside at 1720 1 2 North Twelfth Street.
Miss Fae Patterson daughter of Mr and Mrs P B Patterson 426 North Seventh street married Clarence E Evans of Kansas Sunday evening at the Patterson home by Rev G F Oliver Attendants were Miss Hazel Ferguson of Canyon Missouri and Oliver Anderson of Oklahoma City Mr and Mrs Evans left for Washington DC where he has a government position Other out of town guests included Miss Lucille Patterson Centerville Illinois Mr and Mrs Mahlon Brenneman Tulaski Iowa and Mrs Crause and daughter Marguerite of Moberly Missouri
Salem St Peter and St Paul Evangelical churches plan a joint Sunday morning and afternoon service in South Park to mark the 400th anniversary of the Reformation. Sunday school meets at 10 o clock, with pupils marching from Twelfth and Monroe to the park. Various church groups hold meetings this week including Luther Memorial, First Christian, and Presbyterian societies, with Mrs Roy Bennett hosting, Dorcas Guild, Ruth and Naomi society, and a Labor Union service at St Johns cathedral led by Rev Father Gamble.
Miss Gertrude Frame of New Richmond Indiana arrived Tuesday afternoon to begin work as physical director for the Y W C A. The Friendship clubs met at 4 pm with Miss Mary Harmess and the M W B club gathered in the evening with her.
Havre reports that Belgian manufacturing equipment is being stripped from the country or destroyed as German orders seek to empty the Toulgium region of its resources. A mill manager protesting such actions was told by German officials to empty Belgium.
Major General Barry and staff toured Camp Grant on Tuesday praising the arrangements for welcoming one percent of the national workforce. He called the workshop ready and praised young officers for their spirit. An officer from each unit will meet trains at Rockford station as troops arrive from Chicago and Wisconsin, totaling 101 men ahead of the war effort.
Russian soldiers retreat seven miles near Riga carrying wounded with most reaching dressing stations armed. Officials say morale remains good and efforts focus on breaking out of a cul de sac near Riga to resist Germans along a Riga Venden line.
New York September 5 Eskimos at Etah in the Arctic trackless wastes enjoy phonographs sent by the Crockerland expedition head Donald B MacMillan who has returned to New York after over four years They prefer rag time and a Hawaiian melody and are learning the two step They oppose autocracy and oust a chief with a harpoon if he gains too much power
Dallas reporters note that the National Association of Letter Carriers adopted resolutions favoring affiliation with the American Federation of Labor by a large majority during its biennial convention. The board of trustees report of the mutual benefit association was submitted and referred to a special committee for investigation.
Washington lumber mills in Bellingham Centralia Olympia and Seattle reopened on a ten hour basis after a July strike to enforce an eight hour day. Production likely will be curtailed for the rest of the year as new crews are needed to replace striking workers.
Cleveland news reports the supreme lodge ruling that 900 members of subordinate lodges of the Order of Loyal Sons of Italy in America must salute the American flag during sessions. The flag will be displayed with the Italian emblem on lodge walls.
Timothy Laughlin of Jacksonville visits Pittsfield while employed at the state institution for the deaf and dumb. Hon. and Mrs. A. C. Williams return from Chicago trips with their two sons. Claude Williams to hold a sale of personal property on September 1. Elmore Mayo and family visit from nearby. Board of Supervisors plans September meeting next Tuesday. Stuart Smith returns from medical school in Chicago. Harry English to conduct business in St. Louis next week. Charles Wills of Portage, Wisconsin, visits his former Pittsfield home. Public school enrollment exceeds previous years with congestion in the lower grades and plans to manage overflow.
Fashions for Americans shows two hat styles for 1917-18 with velvet brims soft felt crowns and chenille embroidery. Smaller hats feature jet nail heads, bead and jet ornaments, and appliqué embroidery, while service hats for soldiers appear in velvet and taffeta for sport wear. Tall hat silhouettes prevail mainly from trimming rather than true crown height.
George Moyer of Brown Shoe Co. was acquitted by Justice of the Peace Garrett in Florissant of a common assault charge brought by Mrs. Leona O Keefe. The judge noted a typewritten letter urging a severe punishment and said the couple could be strong allies in such social visits. Evidence showed both spouses were away from St Louis at the time.
Mexico City reports captain J. H. Hoff Tan, alleged to have taken funds for Pueblo forces, is described as a German. The government plans punishment for allowing his army entry without citizenship documents as required by the constitution.
Eugene J. Barney wealthy Dayton citizen and longtime figure in a major car building concern died at his home after more than a year of illness. He was 70.
A speaker notes that increased conversation from a woman tends to reduce a man's attention and willingness to engage. The remark frames social dynamics with a humorous or critical tone, referencing conversational behavior and male attentiveness in public commentary.
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